Baylor vs West Virginia Odds, Picks & Predictions

Baylor and West Virginia meet for a Big 12 game on Thursday night. Baylor has never won a game at West Virginian. The Mountaineers are 2-3, with a win over in-state rival Virginia Tech and heavy losses to Texas and Kansas.

Baylor is 0-5 in Morgantown and has yet to record a win there in program history. West Virginia is one of the better defenses in the country. The Bears will have to outscore WVU to win and cover the spread. First-down success is a key to the success of an offense. W Virginia has one the highest first-downs success rates of any Baylor opponent. The Mountaineers will make mistakes. They are not the most explosive offense in country, but it's hard to factor that in too much to a handicap. Baylor will outscore WVA.

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Baylor and West Virginia are playing each other. The game is a 3.5-point spread. WVU has one of the best passing offenses in the Big 12. Baylor has an average passing defense. W Virginia scored 20 points against Texas. It scored 29 of 48 passing and 253 yards.

Baylor has never won at West Virginia. The home team is 4-1 against the spread in the last five meetings between the two.

Baylor's defense is not as good as it could be. The Bears' offense has scored 20 or more points in 14 consecutive games. West Virginia's offense will score enough points to push this one Over. The pregame number of Over 54.5 is taken up to 57.

Baylor has a 0-5 record in games at West Virginia.

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